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Snivel

noun
1.
Whining in a tearful manner.  Synonym: sniveling.
2.
The act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested).  Synonyms: sniffle, snuffle.



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"Snivel" Quotes from Famous Books



... sputtered Mr. Downes. "You see, Mary, what this young ruffian has done to poor Paul? Stand still, will you?" he added, jerking Paul around as he tried to untie the cod line. Paul began to snivel; I reckon his father pulled the line so tight that it ...
— Swept Out to Sea - Clint Webb Among the Whalers • W. Bertram Foster

... Cease your talk, Robin Wakeless! And when you speak of sniveling Puritans, speak of them that do snivel. For though you brought Mistress Endicott here in a rough and unseemly fashion, she has not once winced, no, nor plead for mercy. You are quick to laud a brave front in yourselves: are you less quick to laud it in ...
— Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People • Constance D'Arcy Mackay



Words linked to "Snivel" :   verbalise, mouth, cry, grizzle, yawp, breathe in, tears, respiration, utter, crying, breathing, talk, weep, weeping, speak, sniffle, ventilation, inspire, verbalize, inhale, external respiration, yammer



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